Impact Design and Innovation Time to Shine Leader

Impact Design and Innovation Time to Shine Leader

Contract:
12 month fixed contract, 35 hours per week

Closing date:
Monday 2 February 2026 at 9am

MCR Pathways is delighted to be recruiting for the exciting new role of Impact Design and Innovation Time to Shine Leader. The role is funded by The Rank Foundation’s Time to Shine development programme, a leadership programme for under- or unemployed people to give them the opportunity to develop their leadership potential, skills and talent within a charity or social enterprise.

Click on the button above to read the 2026 Rank Foundation Time to Shine Candidate Guide.

About the role

The Impact Design and Innovation Time to Shine Leader will work alongside, and be supported by, the Systems, Evidence and Impact team. They will focus on the measurement and reporting of the effectiveness of MCR mentoring – including developing new pilot models. We aim to measure not just long‑term success but also ways of evidencing the early impact of mentoring relationships as they form, capturing the subtle but powerful changes that happen in the first stages of a relationship.

By generating clear evidence of early relational impact, this role will make a significant contribution to sustainable growth and learning across MCR Pathways.

As well as the team you will be supported by Colin Adam, our Head of Systems, Evidence and Impact and there will be opportunities for learning and development throughout the year. These will include:

• Access to training and workshops on GDPR, advanced data tools, safeguarding and outcomes.
• Opportunities to network with industry professionals.
• Hands on experience in framework design and implementation, data mapping and analysis, system integration, qualitative research and project management, developing a strong foundation for a career in the non‑profit sector.

Areas of work:

• Help build a simple, holistic outcomes framework capturing early progress in establishing mentoring relationships.
• Map the logic basis of pilot models, KPIs and qualitative sources.
• Use light‑touch, ethical AI to improve data quality and build analysis capacity.
• Set up secure data flows, quality assurance checks and establish a simple protocol for storytelling consent.
• Maintain a data dictionary and theme structure.

• Choose and run effective evaluations, using comparison groups where available.
• Analyse who benefits most (and why) by focussing on key groups and comparing common themes to guide next steps.
• Compare mentoring models to identify what works best.
• Turn quantitative and qualitative data into clear, actionable insights.
• Support research and data sharing with partners.

• Publish dashboards and monthly “voice of participants” updates.
• Produce short, engaging briefs with anonymised quotes and early impact stories.
• Assist in the creation of case studies and videos linking soft outcomes (like punctuality and confidence) to emerging KPIs.
• Share insights across MCR teams to inform ongoing mentoring practice and demonstrate how early relationship quality predicts longer‑term outcomes.
• Contribute to annual reports for schools, local authorities, funders and MCR’s annual report

About you (Person Specification)

• Currently unemployed or underemployed (you’re working below your skill set and/or potential)
• Keen to work in the not for profit sector in Programme Design and Evaluation.
• Some experience or an understanding of Data Analysis and Project Management.
• Strong IT skills/Technical skills with the ability to use a range of software.
• Familiarity with Evaluation Models and the not for profit sector.
• Basic understanding of statistics and the power of mentoring.
• Well organised and confident working on a number of projects simultaneously either with other team members or independently.
• Creative, positive, motivated and committed to achieving results with a ‘can do’ approach.
• Passionate about youth development and committed to MCR Pathways’ mission and values.

About MCR Pathways:
MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools…